lindy klein - open education - a learner's journey, presented at global learn 2011
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Presentation given at the Global Learn 2011 conference in Melbourne, Australia on the learner and open education.TRANSCRIPT
Open Education A Learner’s Journey
Lindy KleinDirector,
Lingering Pty Ltd
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Who is best qualified to know the needs of the learner?
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Are these the only places learning can happen?
Traditionally…School Higher education Career
But what about different learning journeys?
School
RelationshipsHigher education
Complications
Work
Career??
What about the learner’s context?
The learner’s context is their environment, their social situation, their motivations for learning.
Without context, how do we construct meaningful knowledge from the information surrounding us?
The Challenge
• How do we as educators cater to the varying (and ever-changing) contexts of our learners?
• How do we support the self-actualisation of those learners?
• What part do Open Education Resources play?
Our learner’s know their contexts!
Learners know their current skills, their aims and aspirations (although not always completely!)
But: Learner’s don’t always know the best way to get
where they want to go!
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A learner’s story...
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How can we conceive Open Certification?
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What are the issues?
• Economic models?• Traditional methods?• Open for discussion!
http://www.wsis-community.org/pg/groups/14358/open-educational-resources-oer/
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Thank you!
Lindy Klein, e: [email protected]
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